Masahide Kudo

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Masahide Kudo
工藤政英
Born (1991-05-24) 24 May 1991 (age 33)
Takasaki, Japan
Native name 工藤政英
Other names Crazy Rabbit
Nationality Japanese
Height 172 cm
Weight 57.5 kg (127 lb; 9 st 1 lb)
Division Super Flyweight
Style Kickboxing
Stance Orthodox
Fighting out of Tokyo, Japan
Team Shinjuku Lefty Gym
Kickboxing record
Total 37
Wins 22
By knockout 14
Losses 11
By knockout 4
Draws 4

Masahide Kudo (工藤政英, born 24 May 1991) is a retired Japanese kickboxer who competed in the featherweight division of RISE, where he was champion.[1] A professional competitor since 2013, he was also a former REBELS Super Bantamweight champion.

As of August 2021, he was the #4 ranked Super Flyweight in the world, according to Combat Press.[2]

Kickboxing career

Early career

Kudo made his professional debut against Takuya Fujii at Kikken IX Part.2 on February 17, 2013. He won the fight by a second-round technical knockout.[3] He would go on to amass a 3–3 record over the course of his first year as a professional fighter.[4]

Kudo was scheduled to face Shunta Aragaki at REBELS.23 on January 26, 2014. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout,[5] beginning a seven-fight winning streak that would culminate in a REBELS title fight.[6]

REBELS Super Bantamweight champion

Super Bantamweight tournament

Kudo participated in the REBELS super bantamweight tournament, held to determine the new champion. He was scheduled to face the DEEP KICK 55kg champion Masahiko Suzuki in the semifinals at REBELS.33 on January 25, 2015. Kudo won the fight by split decision, after an extra round was fought.[7] Kudo faced Takeo Oode in the tournament final, held at REBELS.36 on May 10, 2015. He won the bout by unanimous decision, with scores of 49–48, 49–47 and 50–45.[8]

Title reign

Kudo was scheduled to face Taiki Naito in the quarterfinals of the BLADE FC 2 Japan Cup, on August 1, 2015. He lost to the eventual finalist by a first-round knockout.[9]

Kudo was scheduled to make his first title defense against Shuto Miyazaki at Rebels.42 on April 3, 2016. He won the fight by a third-round technical knockout, through repeated body shots.[10]

Kudo made his RISE debut against Yugo Tsuboi at Rise 111 on May 29, 2016. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout.[11]

Kudo was scheduled to face Keisuke Miyamoto at REBELS.45 in the Kunlun Fight and REBELS cross-promotional event. The fight was ruled a majority draw, with of the three judges scoring the bout 29–28 for Miyamoto.[12]

Kudo was scheduled to make his last appearance with REBELS against Eisaku Ogasawara at REBELS.46 on October 23, 2016.[13] Kudo lost by a first-round knockout.[14]

RISE

Kudo was scheduled to face the #5 ranked RISE featherweight Takanobu Sano at Rise 116 on March 5, 2017. Kudo knocked Sano down twice in the second round of the bout, first time with a left hook, while the second was from a combination of punches. The referee stopped the bout after the second knockdown, as Sano was unable to continue.[15]

Kudo was scheduled to face the #3 ranked RISE featherweight Yoshihisa Morimoto at Rise 117 on May 20, 2017.[16] The fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds were fought, with one of the three judges scoring the fight 29–28 for Morimoto. The bout was ruled a unanimous decision draw after an extra round was fought, with all three judges scoring it an even 10–10.[17]

Kudo was scheduled to face the #1 ranked RISE featherweight Yuta Murakoshi at Rise 118 on July 17, 2017.[18] Murakoshi won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 30–30, 30–28 and 30–28.[19]

2017 Dead or Alive Tournament

Kudo participated in the 2017 RISE Dead or Alive tournament, held at Rise 121 on November 23, 2017, with a ¥2 million prize for the tournament winner. Kudo was scheduled to face Ken Flyskygym in the tournament quarterfinal. He won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, needing a little less than 90 seconds to knock Ken down twice.[20] Kudo advanced to the semifinals, where he faced the tournament favorite Taiki Naito. Kudo lost to the eventual tournament winner by unanimous decision, with scores of 30–28, 30–27 and 30–27.[21]

RISE Featherweight champion

RISE featherweight tournament

Kudo took part in a four-man tournament, organized to crown the new featherweight champion. He was scheduled to face Tatsuki Shinotsuka in what was Shinotsuka's second professional appearance. The second semifinal pairing was contested by the #6 ranked RISE featherweight Shuto Miyazaki and the #1 ranked Yoshihisa Morimoto.[22] Kudo won the semifinal bout by a second-round technical knockout, scoring all three knockdowns through repeated low kicks.[23] Kudo fought a rematch with Yoshihisa Morimoto in the tournament finals, held at Rise 125 on June 17, 2018.[24] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[1]

Title reign

Kudo was scheduled to face Shiro at Rise 129 on November 17, 2018. Shiro won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–29 in his favor.[25]

Kudo made his ONE Championship debut against the former Lumpinee Stadium bantamweight champion Petchdam Petchyindee Academy at ONE Championship: Call to Greatness on February 22, 2019. He lost the fight by a second-round knockout.[26]

Kudo was scheduled to face Tarik Totts at RISE 132 on May 19, 2019.[27] He won the fight by a second-round body kick knockout.[28]

Kudo was scheduled to face Thalisson Gomes Ferreira at RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA on July 21, 2019. He won the fight by majority decision, with scores of 29–28, 28–28 and 29–28.[29]

Kudo made his second ONE Championship appearance against Panpayak Jitmuangnon at ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph on September 6, 2019. He lost the fight by unanimous decision.[30]

Kudo was scheduled to face Ryo Takahashi at Rise 145 on July 19, 2020.[31] The fight was ruled a majority draw after the first three rounds were contested, with one of the judges giving Kudo a 30–29 scorecard. The fight was once again ruled a majority draw after an extra round was fought.[32]

Kudo was scheduled to fight the WBC Muaythai Japan featherweight champion Takuma Ota at Rise 145 on January 30, 2021.[33] He won the fight by unanimous decision, with all three judges scoring the bout 30–28 in his favor.[34]

Kudo was scheduled to face Kanta Tabuchi at Rise 148 on April 17, 2021.[35] He won the fight by unanimous decision.[36]

Kudo was scheduled to make his first RISE featherweight title defense against the #1 ranked featherweight contender Masaki Takeuchi at Rise 151 on July 28, 2021. It was Kudo's first title fight since winning the championship on June 17, 2018.[37] Kudo won the fight by a first-round technical knockout, successfully knocking Takeuchi down three times in less than two minutes.[38]

On December 11, 2021 Kudo announced his retirement after suffering a nose injury deemed inoperable.[39]

Championships and accomplishments

  • RISE
    • RISE Featherweight Championship[1] (One successful title defense)
  • REBELS
    • REBELS Super Bantamweight championship (One successful title defense)

Fight record

Kickboxing record
22 Wins (14 (T)KO's), 11 Losses, 4 Draw, 0 No Contest
Date Result Opponent Event Location Method Round Time
2021-07-28 Win Japan Masaki Takeuchi Rise 151 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (3 Knockdowns/Punches) 1 1:43
Defends the RISE Featherweight championship.
2021-04-17 Win Japan Kanta Tabuchi Rise 148 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2021-01-30 Win Japan Takuma Ota Rise 145 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2020-07-19 Draw Japan Ryo Takahashi Rise 145 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2019-09-06 Loss Thailand Panpayak Jitmuangnon ONE Championship: Immortal Triumph Kallang, Singapore Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2019-07-21 Win Brazil Thalisson Gomes Ferreira RISE WORLD SERIES 2019 Semi-Final Round in OSAKA Osaka, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2019-05-19 Win Italy Tarik Totts RISE 132 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right body kick) 2 2:32
2019-02-22 Loss Thailand Petchdam Petchyindee Academy ONE Championship: Call to Greatness Kallang, Singapore KO (Punch) 2 0:35
2018-11-17 Loss Japan Shiro Rise 129 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2018-06-17 Win Japan Yoshihisa Morimoto Rise 125, Tournament Final Chiba, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the vacant RISE Featherweight championship.
2018-03-24 Win Japan Tatsuki Shinotsuka Rise 123, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan TKO (Three knockdown rule) 2 1:34
2017-11-23 Loss Japan Taiki Naito Rise 121, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2017-11-23 Win Japan Ken Flyskygym Rise 121, Tournament Quarterfinal Tokyo, Japan TKO (Two knockdown rule) 1 1:27
2017-07-17 Loss Japan Yuta Murakoshi Rise 118 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2017-05-20 Loss Japan Yoshihisa Morimoto Rise 117 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan Ext. R. Decision (Unanimous) 4 3:00
2017-03-05 Win Japan Takanobu Sano Rise 116 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 2:43
2016-10-23 Loss Japan Eisaku Ogasawara REBELS.46 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 0:43
2016-08-07 Draw Japan Keisuke Miyamoto KUNLUN FIGHT 49×REBELS.45 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2016-05-29 Win Japan Yugo Tsuboi Rise 111 Bunkyo, Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 1 2:39
2016-04-03 Win Japan Shuto Miyazaki Rebels.42 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Body shots) 3 0:55
Defends the REBELS Super Bantamweight championship.
2016-01-24 Draw Japan Yuta "Cat" Hamamoto Rebels.40 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Majority) 3 3:00
2015-08-01 Loss Japan Taiki Naito BLADE FIGHTING CHAMPIONSHIP 2 JAPAN CUP −55 kg, Quarter Finals Ota, Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 1 1:53
2015-05-10 Win Japan Takeo Oode REBELS.36, Tournament Final Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 5 3:00
Wins the REBELS Super Bantamweight championship.
2015-01-25 Win Japan Masahiko Suzuki REBELS.33, Tournament Semifinal Tokyo, Japan Ext.R Decision (Split) 4 3:00
2014-12-23 Win Japan Yusuke Deguchi REBELS.32 Tokyo, Japan KO (Right hook) 2 2:13
2014-10-26 Win Japan Nobuhita Shiraoka REBELS.31 Tokyo, Japan KO (Left hook) 2 0:30
2014-07-27 Win Japan Masahito Sato J-NETWORK J-FIGHT in SHINJUKU～vol.38～ Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 3 3:00
2014-04-20 Win Japan Atsushi Tateshima REBELS.26 ～the duel～ Tokyo, Japan KO 1 1:36
2014-03-16 Win Japan KO-HEI REBELS.25 a.k.a. INNOVATION's day Tokyo, Japan KO 2 2:15
2014-01-26 Win Japan Shunta Aragaki REBELS.23 Tokyo, Japan KO 3 1:22
2013-10-14 Loss Japan Ryoma Hasumi M-FIGHT～Shuken 13～Part.1 Tokyo, Japan KO 1 0:47
2013-09-01 Loss Japan Hiro P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym M-FIGHT～Shuken XII×Legend of Daddy 3 Tokyo, Japan Decision (Split) 3 3:00
2013-07-21 Win Japan Kengo Asano M-FIGHT Muaylok 2013 -2nd- Tokyo, Japan KO 1 2:49
2013-06-09 Win Japan Yukinori Ogasawara TNK1 feat.REBELS Gunma, Japan KO 1 2:49
2013-04-28 Loss Japan Hiro P.K. Saenchai Muaythaigym Muay Lok 2013 1st Tokyo, Japan Decision (Unanimous) 1 1:53
2013-02-17 Win Japan Takuya Fujii Kikken IX Part.2 Tokyo, Japan TKO (Punches) 2 1:09
Legend:       Win       Loss       Draw/No contest       Notes

See also

References

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